People protest against imposing further restrictions on abortion law in Poland in front of the Constitutional Court building in Warsaw. "Removing the basis for almost all legal abortions in Poland amounts to a ban and violates human rights. Today's ruling of the Constitutional Court means underground/abroad abortions for those who can afford and even greater ordeal for all others." Opponents say the Constitutional Tribunal may have acted on the ruling party's behalf. Abortion rights activists say access to the procedure was often declined in recent years in Poland even in cases when it would be legal.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 22, 2020 23:48 UTC